Loco Dice
Encyclopedia
Loco Dice is a German DJ and electronic music
producer born and based in Düsseldorf
. His family is from Tunisia
, Loco Dice started his career as Hip-Hop DJ and rapper, playing support slots to performers like Usher
, Ice Cube
, Jamiroquai
, Snoop Dog and R. Kelly
. He has released records on labels such as Ovum
, M-nus
, Cadenza, Cocoon
and Four Twenty. He also compiled and mixed "Time Warp 07", a double CD featuring various minimal tracks.
Note: Minimal Explosion is a DJ mix CD by Loco Dice, given free in a 2005 Mixmag
issue. Dice is credited as 'Loco Dice DC10'. Time Warp 07 is also a DJ mix CD.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
producer born and based in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
. His family is from Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, Loco Dice started his career as Hip-Hop DJ and rapper, playing support slots to performers like Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
, Ice Cube
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
, Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
, Snoop Dog and R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
. He has released records on labels such as Ovum
Ovum Recordings
Ovum Recordings is a house music record label founded by Josh Wink and King Britt in October 1994. It is based in Philadelphia....
, M-nus
Minus (record label)
Minus or M-nus is a recording label based in Berlin, Germany and Windsor, Canada. It was created in 1998 by Richie Hawtin when Plus 8, a label previously created by Hawtin, was put on hold...
, Cadenza, Cocoon
Cocoon Recordings
Cocoon Recordings is a record label founded in 2000 and operated by DJ and electronic music producer Sven Väth. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Cocoon is a division of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH....
and Four Twenty. He also compiled and mixed "Time Warp 07", a double CD featuring various minimal tracks.
Albums
- Minimal Explosion (2005)
- Time Warp 07 (2007)
Note: Minimal Explosion is a DJ mix CD by Loco Dice, given free in a 2005 Mixmag
Mixmag
Mixmag is a British dance music and clubbing magazine. It styles itself as "the world's biggest selling dance music magazine", with an Audit Bureau of Circulations audited circulation of approximately 21,250...
issue. Dice is credited as 'Loco Dice DC10'. Time Warp 07 is also a DJ mix CD.
Singles / EPs
- 7 Dunham Place (4x12") Desolat (DMD Discomania), 2008
- Harissa (2x12") Cadenza Recordings, 2006
- Flight LB 7475 / El Gallo Negro (12") Ovum Recordings, 2006
- Carthago (12") Cocoon RecordingsCocoon RecordingsCocoon Recordings is a record label founded in 2000 and operated by DJ and electronic music producer Sven Väth. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Cocoon is a division of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH....
, 2006 - Seeing Through Shadows (12") MinusMinus (record label)Minus or M-nus is a recording label based in Berlin, Germany and Windsor, Canada. It was created in 1998 by Richie Hawtin when Plus 8, a label previously created by Hawtin, was put on hold...
, 2006 - City Lights (12") Superstar Recordings, 2004
- The Raz (12") JohnnyGlow Recordings, 2004
- The Bouncer (12") JohnnyGlow Recordings, 2004
- Jacuzzi Games, 2005 (Lead single from Minimal Explosion)
Remixes
- Onur Ozer "Eclipse" (Loco Dice Remix) Vakant, 2008
- Timo MaasTimo MaasTimo Maas is an electronic music DJ/producer and remixer.-Career:Maas bought his first set of turntables at the age of 17, and played his very first DJ set in 1982 at a party in his friend's home...
"Help Me" (Loco Dice Remix) Perfecto RecordsPerfecto RecordsPerfecto Records is a United Kingdom based Trance record label founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989.-History:Perfecto was founded by electronic music record producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold in 1989...
, 2002 - Mousse T.Mousse T.Mousse T. is a German DJ and record producer of Turkish descent. He is best known for his collaboration with Tom Jones, "Sex Bomb", released on the album Reload.-Biography:...
"Toscana" ( Loco Dice Mix)